PARENTS WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO FREE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL - SO THEY DO NOT FALL BEHIND. K-E-T ANNOUNCED THE NEW PROGRAM TODAY HERE IN LOUISVILLE. W-L-K-Y'S ERICA COGHILL HAS THE STORY. IT'S SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS THAT WILL HELP PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN. BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A QUALITY PRE- SCHOOL PROGRAM. MANY KIDS ARE QUICKLY FALLING BEHIND...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-INCOME AREAS LIKE WEST LOUISVILLE... WHERE ALICIA THOMAS TEACHES AT THE MINI-VERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. CHANGE THAT... THROUGH A NEW PROGRAM CALLED THE "EVERYDAY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE. ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH....WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO PARENTS AND TEACHERS...ALONG WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING TO EDUCATORS STATE-WIDE. THOMAS SAYS THE GOAL IS TO GIVE PARENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME. POSSIBLE THROUGH MORE THAN ONE-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS FROM THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN